520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phone: 215-965-2305
24. Philadelphia Museum of Art
With a collection of more than 227,000 pieces and items, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the biggest and most well-known museums in the nation.
One of the most popular attractions in Philadelphia, the museum is situated at the west end of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and houses a variety of artifacts from Asia that date back to the third millennium BCE and from the Western world that date back to the first century CE. Collections of modern art feature pieces by American modernists such Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso in addition to contemporary art represented by pieces by Sol LeWitt and Jasper Johns.
The Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, the Rodin Museum, and a number of historic homes in Fairmont Park are also housed inside the Museum. Every year, the Museum presents about 25 special exhibitions, including traveling and touring displays.
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, Phone: 215-763-8100